Can you also explain why the investors prefer cash settled futures and not asset settled futures like the offering from Bakkt? I think this is one of the main reasons why other cash settled futures did much better than Bakkt.
Also, do you think institutional investors will eventually come around to investing more into Bakkt with it's asset settled futures or will they shy away from it?
What time frame are we talking about for investors to understand what the Bitcoin asset is, compared to other physical asset futures that are on offer?
Regarding Bitcoin futures the main difference is custody.
For the vast majority of future subscribers the holding of a "physical bitcoin", is simply impossible, being it too complicated from a regulatory/compliance point of view and often beyond investment mandate. This is why CME launched cash settled futures first: this product perfectly integrate in the post trading workflow of any given future investor. Also future investors never get in "touch" with actual bitcoins, saving them from a lot of troubles when investing.
This is also why BAKKT future is so important: this means that bitcoin is not a financially valuable assets, but an asset that has some properties valuable beyond the price dynamic.